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ROMAN THEATRE

ROMAN THEATRE. The time of “Gladiator”. I. TIME PERIOD. A. 240 B.C. - 476 A.D. B. Continents of influence 1. Europe 2. Asia 3. Africa C. Countries of influence 1. Italy 3. Other European countries. 2. Greece. II. Major Contributions. A. Farce 1. Now known as melodrama

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ROMAN THEATRE

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  1. ROMAN THEATRE The time of “Gladiator”

  2. I. TIME PERIOD A. 240 B.C. - 476 A.D. B. Continents of influence 1. Europe 2. Asia 3. Africa C. Countries of influence 1. Italy 3. Other European countries. 2. Greece

  3. II. Major Contributions A. Farce 1. Now known as melodrama B. Stock Characters 1. Same traits throughout C. Stone built amphitheatres D. Vitruvious 1. Roman architect 2. What a theatre should look like

  4. E. Theatre as recreation F. Differing forms of entertainment now.

  5. III. Playwrights A. Plautus 1. Wrote 130 plays a. only twenty survive fully b. one as a fragment 2. Began at Forty years old 3. Broad farce a. Laughter comes from surprise

  6. 4. His Plays a. The Menaechmi b. The Braggart Warrior c. The Merchant d. Pot of Gold B. Terentius Afer (“Terrence”) 1. Came to Rome as slave

  7. 2. Only wrote six plays 3. Plots more complex 4. Used subplot 5. His plays a. Ennuch b. The Brothers c. Andria d. Self-Tormentor

  8. C. Seneca 1. Philosopher and tutor to Emperor 2. Nine Tragedies 3. Readers rather than actors a. First readers theatre b. No real entrances and exits 4. His Plays a. The Trojan Women

  9. b. Medea c. Phaedra d. Agamemnon

  10. IV. Technical Elements A. Theatres 1. Scaenae Frons a. Scenic background 2. Auleum a. Front curtain 3. Siparium a. Background curtain

  11. 4. Velum a. Canvas roof (sunshade) 5. Vesura a. Side buildings B. Costume 1. Buskins a. high-soled boots

  12. 2. Ricinium a. A hood 3. Centunuculus a. Patchwork Jacket 4. Chiton a. linen or wool shirt 5. Palla a. Woman’s cloak

  13. 6. Pilleus a. roman cap 7. Personati a. Masks used by stock characters

  14. Roman Theatre Plan

  15. Women’s Costumes

  16. Men’s Costumes

  17. THE END

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